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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, The Family.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Jacques' grandmother want him to play soccer?
(a) She thought he should be working.
(b) She thought he should be studying.
(c) It ruined his boots.
(d) She didn't like the children he was playing with.

2. What does Malan think about Henri's early death?
(a) He thinks it's tragic.
(b) He is sad when thinking about the joys in life that Henri missed.
(c) He thinks he was spared suffering.
(d) He thinks that's what one deserves when he goes off to war.

3. How were Jacques and his father similar?
(a) They both were farmers.
(b) Jacques looked like his father.
(c) They both loved art.
(d) They were both soldiers.

4. How old is Malan?
(a) 55.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 65.

5. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?
(a) Lucie Cormery.
(b) Jacques Cormery.
(c) The Arab.
(d) Henri Cormery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the husband go to find a doctor?

2. How were the children in the theater kept in line?

3. Who was standing in the corridor of the Saint-Brieuc train 40 years after Henri and Lucie had their child?

4. What was Jacques' job at the theater?

5. How does Malan describe Jacques?

(see the answer key)

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